Picture day 169 – My mum’s grandma’s house

This is another cottage, which was my mum’s grandma, Emma Johansson’s, cottage. She was born 1865 and she lived here with her husband Johan Adolf Johansson and their 15 children. The cottage is in the deep forest of the province Småland in Sweden.

It might look bigger than it actually is because I have shot it from a low angle but I have been in the house and believe me it’s tiny so it’s unbelievable how 17 people could live here. I love to hear my mum telling me about her grandma who regarding to her was such a good-hearted person. In 1943 Emma got a letter with 20 kronor (£1.80) from the king, Gustaf V, in Sweden for her hard work and unselfish way of living.

Five of Emma’s children immigrated to America and unfortunately there is no information about where in America they settled down but I guess that I have quite a few relatives in America.

The person who owns this house today has kept most of it as it was all these years ago, which makes it very interesting to visit.